Crypto Markets Retreat After Fed Rate Cut, $1.5B in Leveraged Positions Liquidated – 22/9/2025
Cryptocurrency markets opened sharply lower Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and other major tokens falling and triggering around $1.5 billion in liquidations of leveraged positions.
The sell-off followed a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut that was widely interpreted as dovish. Analysts had expected the move to weaken the dollar and boost risk appetite in crypto markets, but the effect failed to materialize.
“Technical signals have recently indicated a downward shift for Bitcoin,” said Alex Kuptsikevich, chief market analyst at FxPro. “BTCUSD broke out of the upward channel in place since early September, fell below horizontal support, and dropped beneath the 50-day moving average.
“These negative indicators suggest that further declines are likely unless overall market sentiment changes substantially.”
